Should I Stay Or Go? Mastodon
Should I Stay Or Go? Mastodon
Follow Twitter Accounts via RSS
This is pretty cool...don't want to be on Twitter all the time (or at all?), but still follow certain accounts/users? This can be great for those folks who aren't on Twitter but st
Reflections on My Experience of Twitter Departure (Updated)
This morning, I made the transition from a vibrant Twitter account of 13.9 thousand followers to ZERO followers. The journey to oblivion was quick. I thought it would hurt more, gi
CBS Suspends Twitter...Why Haven't You? (Updated 11/20/22)
When I saw this headline, I remembered back to a conversation I had a few weeks ago, encouraging folks to move away from Twitter, or at least have a backup plan (like [ Mastodon,
Sorry To See You Go, #Goodbye - Deactivating #Twitter #Twexit #Twittanic
Earlier today, I helped deactivate a Twitter account on someone's behalf. They had had enough of the drama and excitement. "I just want it gone," she said, preferring other social
Farewell to #Twitter: A Tsunami of #Twexits
Over 100 people have join ed the [ EduTooters list ](
Making the Move: Shift from Twitter to the Fediverse (Updated 1/8/23)
Looking for a nice space to connect as educators? Or, as is now known as an EduTooter ? Why not join the Fediverse? Think of it as an alternative to Twitter, Facebook, etc. and
Making the Move: Shift from Twitter to the Fediverse (Updated 11/7/22)
Looking for a nice space to connect as educators? Or, as is now known as an EduTooter ? Why not join the Fediverse? Think of it as an alternative to Twitter, Facebook, etc. and
Cleaning Out Twitter Direct Messages (DMs)
Among my list of annoying, irritating technologies are the long term memories of technologies I work with. You may not have guessed it, but I have a predilection for nuking my brow
Trim Your Arbustos
One of the consequences of hating to do your own lawn work? Unsolicited requests to provide assistance from lawn care professionals. During a time when I was traveling for work, my
Influencing Learners
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How to Capture TwitterChat History/Analytics #nisdedchat @TCEA #tcea @danabickley
Earlier this evening, during dinner in fact, friend and colleague Dana Bickley asked via Twitter: [ ](h
Navel Gazing: Twitter
Last week, the moment came and went. It wasn't much of a moment, but I was still shocked to see it happen. Having blogged over 12k entries just here at Around the Corner alone (b
Tracking Twitter Chats
During a Twitter chat which I was monitoring on my iPhone while in the grocery store I was shocked to discover Participate Learning , a
MyNotes: How and Why Educators Use Twitter
The following are my notes from Jeffrey P. Carpenter's (@doccarpenter) and Daniel G. Krutka's (@dankrutka) st
5 Tips to Stay Sane during a #TwitterChat
Like anyone else, I have to work hard to navigate the turbulent seas of a TwitterChat, even though I'm quite comfortable with tools like Tweetdeck.twitter.com and Hootsuite.com, wh
#edtechcoach Twitter Chat Transcript
You can find the complet
5 Tips and a #TwitterChat Announcement: #Coaching Stories #edtechcoach (Updated)
Update: Chat transcript appears at bottom of post! Thanks to all who participated!! Coaching, especially coaching for technology integration, has really "taken off." In fact,
A Flaming Sword - Kicking Myself Out of the Garden
Naaa...it's probably going to be a
#tcea14 - Twitter Panel #tweetpd featuring @bigpurplehat @friedtechnology @carrierosstx @tomwhitby @edtechchic
This Twitter panel was held at TCEA 2014 State Conference. To be honest, I hadn't planned on attending and was dragged in my feet were tired and I had just finished my own two ses
Podcast - #tcea14 - @MyClassFlow - Bringing It All Together with @emleacy
Early today, I had a chance to hear Emma from Promethean share about My Class Flow...it's a new product from Promethean. I regret I had to leave early to go to my back to back pres
Embedding Twitter Searches on a Web Site
"Hey," points out Diana Benner, "the embedded Twitter feeds aren't working anymore!" I just sigh. Twitter has messed up my entire activity for the workshop, Crafting Online PD Tha
Genius Anatomy of a Twitter Tutorial - QR Codes @misspelegg
After tweeting about QR Codes on postcards (thx @tombrush1982) to my team m
Creating on the iPad - Shadow Puppet (updated)
Update 10/23/2013: Thanks to Shadow Puppet developer for responding to concerns I had! His response appears below... Hi Miguel I'm one of the developers of Shadow Puppet a
Twittering Fritterring - Affirming Twitter at Work
'Some are concerned about the amount of tweets you send out during work hours and are questioning if that should be something you are allowed to do during the day while you are a
In the Mitt: Revisiting My Twitter Favorites
Do you tap on the star on a tweet to favorite it, but
@Evernote and @Hootsuite - Easy Sharing Combo?
Some time ago, I shared how Pocket had become my new content curation+sharing tool. The reason why is that Evernote had eliminated RSS feeds from its Notebooks, making it impossibl
Featured in @HaikuDeck Gallery - Get Twitterpated!
Thanks to @HaikuDeck iPad app creators for featuring my slideshow, designed for New Teachers session next week, Get Twitterpated! online in their Gallery! [Link to the Gall
What's Connected Mean To You?
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Get Twitterpated! #principals #hdgallery
About This Presentation My presentation for a "speed dating" event for new teachers. This type of speedy introduction is fun to do. We were looking for silly names to share w
Cwittering - Trimming Twitter-Following
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Inviting Others to Tweet Tweet @jeannereed1
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Follow Me! (Updated)
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Crafting a #PLN
The following are my notes for a preso on Crafting a PLN. Crafting a Personal Learning Network Session Overview: Today, we have the potential to tap into a flow of conversation
Shreds of Privacy #chrome #firefox #browser
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Crafting a PLN #edtechchat #iPaded #hfsoars
Later this week, I have the opportunity to share some ideas about Twitter and PLNs with a group of teachers focused on enhancing teaching and learning with iPads. This is my outlin
Squatter's Rights - Taking Over a Hashtag #hfsoars @dyslexiadepot
Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to a campus instructional leadership team share how they had tapped into Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) to accelerate profession
Drinking from the Internet Firehose - Content Curation #tf13
Drinking from the Internet Firehose Content Curation 
Achieving Escape Velocity - The Impulsive Twitterer
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Getting Started with Twitter for your PLN (Updated 07/27/2013)
Note: This article is cross posted at I wrote it as a quick introduction for work colleagues which is why it has specific language for my district and d
Incremental Bits of Conversations #pln
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The Magic is Fading - Create RSS Feeds from Twitter @dwarlick
Update 04/16/2013: Try these ideas: Here are some handy tips taken from here to obtain Twitter feeds: RSS Feed for Whate
Darn, It's Happened Again - Abandoning Twitter
Every year or so, it happens. Educators, who have been using some great web based service, suddenly find themselves asking the question, " Darn, it's happened again! They changed t
Embed RSS Feeds in GoogleSites Wiki @mlowak
Earlier today, a colleague asked, How can I embed RSS feeds including a Twitter feed on a Google Sites web page ? [
Explore Your PLN's Purpose - When the Gods Ignore You #tecsig
What is your fundamental purpose in blogging, building a PLN, etc.? One of the funniest movies I saw sometime in my youth included The Gods Must Be Crazy . There's a connection to
MyNotes - Twitter and PLN Research
MyNotes: JOLT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching [The End of
Social Media Integration - PublishSync
One of my constant gripes (aren't
Anatomy of Twitter DM Scam @cmt1
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Exploring a Twitter Alternative - Identi.ca
Earlier today, I realized I'd be facilitating a workshop on Building Your Professional Learning Network (PLN) in an environment that blocked Twitter, Plurk and Facebook. Oh, what t
Posting to Twitter via Your Facebook Page and @Seesmic #Android app
A colleague recently asked: Our new suprintendent would like for us to establish a Twitter and Facebook presence. We would like some feedback from districts who have these pages:
No more Plurk
I'm not using Plurk anymore. Why? After spending a few hours trying to figure out how to integrate Plurk into my RSS feed fed data net of social networking tools, I just couldn't f
Twitterrific Teaching
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The Walking Dead - The Revenant Network
Are email lists dying or flourishing? A few years ago
3 Tips for Newbie Bloggers
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5 Actions to Twitterific Teaching
In this short, 650 word article that I wrote to order for TechEdge a different feeling for me since I usually write, then seek a publishing outlet I try to explore some actions t
The Power of Choice - My Rules for Social Media
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Your Favorite Education Twitter Hashtags
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Celebrity on Twitter - Ian Wild #moodle
It should come as no surprise that you might enc
Follow Me - Quick Subscribe to #Moodle Blogs and Twitterers
When I was a boy, my Dad shared with me the ethi
Follow Your Favorite Twitters En Masse (TweepML)
Like other folks online, I'm interested in getti
Keep Your PLN Tools Simple
As I was skimming my email group subscriptions,
Vastness of You - Plurk Me No More
As I made the change to my blog to reflect an in
Collating Multiple RSS Feeds
Though I should be asleep, I was curious how to get the RSS feed for my Plurk account, which I also do for my Twitter account. Having an RSS feed for my social media allow me to ac
Feeding Multiple Twitter Accounts into Facebook
Problem: My head of school wants to know if it's possible to have Twitter feeds from two different accounts send updates to a Facebook page and if so how this can be accompli
Ping.fm - My New Best Friend (Updated 5/23/2010)
The Way It Works Now The Way I Wish It Wor
School Districts - Turn Off Your Buzz!
While GoogleApps for Education may be catching o
DiigoNotes - Tweeting Your Own Horn
Some notes from the "Tweeting Your Own Horn" article by Kevin Butler in the February 2010 issue of District Administration. Here are some of the take aways from the article for m
DiigoNotes - Nine Reasons to Twitter in Schools
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CommentHoist - Educators Lack Willpower?
I [recently responded to Tim Holt's entry](http://
Unalienable Rights - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Twitter
A colleague recently shared with me
TCEA Launches Twitter Contest
Check out this new contest from TCEA folks: Get Your Tweet On! What's YOUR message? Many ti
MyNotes - Schools Tweet a Double-Standard
Source: Mobile Communications Video via Personalizing Learning with the iPod Touch Is it right fo
Challenging Assertions
Would you agree with assertions like these about students learning online? Do you know of any research that support/disproves these assertions? 1. Engagement in Social networking i
MyNotes - 14 Ways K-12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media
You've gotta love Joyce's new article on 14 Ways K 12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media ! I encourage you to read the article in its entirety at the link below. Do you agree o
Sell Your Tweet for Blackberry App
Danny Maas reports that he traded a single tweet fo
Psycho Analyze Your Tweets
From the web page sharing about TweetPsych: []
Will Ping.FM work? (Updated 08/30/2009)
I didn't realize Twhirl had compatibility with a
MyNotes- Could Twitter spell twouble for teachers?
Of course it could spell trouble for teachers
MyNotes - Tear Down the Walls? - Twitter in the Classroom
President Reagan, "Tear down this wall." Isn't it ironic that a political group from where a leader like President Ronald Reagan arose to say these words is exactly the kind of gro
Benefits of Social Networking
This blog entry by Beth Still as a guest blogger at SpeedofCreativty.org is engaging and forces some reflection. I've included my comments below (square bullets). What is your re
Tear Down This Wall - Twitter in the Classroom
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Messy Learning - Twitter in the Higher Ed Classroom
Thanks to ReadWriteWeb for sharing this video about the use of Twitter in higher ed history class... [Definitely check out the info](
Twitter Followers
Source: My Nambu Twitter Client window this morn
Moodle and Twitter
Great idea for connecting Moodle and Twitter...I'm looking forward to trying out Moodle and Twitter: Want to make Moodle and Twitter talk in a basic way? Very simple, just turn o
Teenage Twitter Hacker
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Moodle Twitter Group
Just joined this Twitter group... var addthis pub="mguhlin";  using Laconica. Laconica is an open source mi
The Twitter Experience
The following appears in the January, 2009 issue of TCEA's TechEdge magazine: Exploring Professional Learning Networks: The Twitter Experience by Miguel Guhlin "I have learned
Illustrated 4 Fun - Twitter Tools
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Tweet Troubles
After upgrading to Adobe Air 1.5 on UbuntuLinux 8.10, TweetDeck stopped working. I tried to reinstall but received this error: Sorry, an error has occurre
Twitter - Educational Apps
This past week, I found myself sharing Twitter as an educational app, a way to tap into the network of learners around the globe. Here are some of the Twitterapps that really caugh